Trump told Fox News that he may soon issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio

[kpete]

President Trump told Fox News that he may soon issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty two weeks ago of criminal contempt for defying a state judge’s order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants.

Said Trump: “I am seriously considering a pardon for Sheriff Arpaio. He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He’s a great American patriot and I hate to see what has happened to him.”

Trump said the pardon “could happen in the next few days.”



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/14/trump-seriously-considering-pardon-for-sheriff-joe-arpaio.html

[VMA131Marine]

1. Doesn't a person have to admit guilt to be eligible for a pardon?

Arpaio has not.

Yes I know Trump can pardon just about anybody, but there are guidelines that Presidents have followed in the past.